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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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